Word Origin & History

favor c.1300, from O.Fr. favor, from L. favorem (nom. favor) "good will or support," coined by Cicero from stem of favere "to show kindness to," from PIE *dhegh-/*dhogh- "burn." Meaning "thing given as a mark of favor" is from 1580s. The verb meaning "to regard with favor" is from mid-14c. Related: Favored; favoring.

Example Sentences for favoring

Captain Enos had a favoring wind and a light heart, for he was glad to know that their little maid had not been to blame.

Silver Cloud hastened on with the favoring gale from the balmy South.

In order to protect him and get a full expression from them I took the attitude of favoring their view.

Nor was it the whining of that favoring wind I had heard since first opening my eyes.

It was comparatively early in the evening when the ketch got under way with a favoring breeze.

It does not help for good feeling to take the "favoring" attitude.

The truth is with us, but they consider it as favoring them.

Or in some favoring disguise which might better lend itself to his purposes?

The currents set chiefly to the westward, favoring the transfer of Atlantic rather than Pacific types.